One of thing that I find annoying in various decentralized identities is that in 99.99% cases or more it is some awful unreadable meaningless opaque string (obviously either public key or its hash).
Humanity should create more meaningful (human-friendly) form of decentralized identies, that likely could be visualized as some "contact card", optionally with image, with name, and e. g. qr code or other representation of cryptographic material. ⬇️

#decentralized #p2p #digitalIdentity

One of thing that I find annoying in various decentralized identities is that in 99.99% cases or more it is some awful unreadable meaningless opaque string (obviously either public key or its hash).
Humanity should create more meaningful (human-friendly) form of decentralized identies, that likely could be visualized as some "contact card", optionally with image, with name, and e. g. qr code or other representation of cryptographic material. ⬇️

#decentralized #p2p #digitalIdentity

Delegation and consent were designed to protect trust. But when incentives reward broad permissions and dark-pattern “consent,” who really benefits? In my latest post, I dig into scope creep, admin approvals, and why users are left holding the bill.

#consent #delegation #OAuth #digitalidentity

https://sphericalcowconsulting.com/2025/09/30/delegation-and-consent-who-actually-benefits/

Delegation and consent were designed to protect trust. But when incentives reward broad permissions and dark-pattern “consent,” who really benefits? In my latest post, I dig into scope creep, admin approvals, and why users are left holding the bill.

#consent #delegation #OAuth #digitalidentity

https://sphericalcowconsulting.com/2025/09/30/delegation-and-consent-who-actually-benefits/

Getting ready for an intense session ❤️‍🔥 on #DigitalIdentity at the upcoming 3rd conference decifris.it/cifris25 with special guest Matteo Frigo in good company with colleagues of Forkbomb.company and the Dutch FIDES community. Can't wait to share my progress on our stand-alone, WASM-ready build of Longfellow-#ZK for EUDI. Many thanks to Università degli Studi Roma TRE for hosting us.

Denmark 🇩🇰 just passed a groundbreaking law: citizens now own the copyright to their own face, voice, and body.

This is a major win against AI deepfakes and unauthorized digital identity use. The digital self is officially personal property! 💥

#Denmark#Law#DigitalRights#Deepfakes#AIethics#Privacy#PrivacyMatters #AIRegulation#AI#ArtificialIntelligence#DataOwnership#DigitalIdentity#AIforGood#FacialRecognition#Copyright#EthicalAI#TechNews#IdentityTheft#PersonalData#LegalTech

Denmark 🇩🇰 just passed a groundbreaking law: citizens now own the copyright to their own face, voice, and body.

This is a major win against AI deepfakes and unauthorized digital identity use. The digital self is officially personal property! 💥

#Denmark#Law#DigitalRights#Deepfakes#AIethics#Privacy#PrivacyMatters #AIRegulation#AI#ArtificialIntelligence#DataOwnership#DigitalIdentity#AIforGood#FacialRecognition#Copyright#EthicalAI#TechNews#IdentityTheft#PersonalData#LegalTech

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT:

The Mask-Off Moment for Digital Identity

https://newdesigncongress.org/en/note/2025/the-mask-off-moment-for-digital-identity/

> Now, as we prepare to publish, the polite façade of digital identity has shattered; every principal threat model we outlined in 2024 can now be observed in operation; some at pilot scale, others nationwide.
>
> In other words, all of the threats described in this report have materialised. Every single one.
>
> In my 12-year career, I have never, ever seen anything like it.

#DigitalID#eID#DigitalIdentity

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT:

The Mask-Off Moment for Digital Identity

https://newdesigncongress.org/en/note/2025/the-mask-off-moment-for-digital-identity/

> Now, as we prepare to publish, the polite façade of digital identity has shattered; every principal threat model we outlined in 2024 can now be observed in operation; some at pilot scale, others nationwide.
>
> In other words, all of the threats described in this report have materialised. Every single one.
>
> In my 12-year career, I have never, ever seen anything like it.

#DigitalID#eID#DigitalIdentity

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT:

The Mask-Off Moment for Digital Identity

https://newdesigncongress.org/en/note/2025/the-mask-off-moment-for-digital-identity/

> Now, as we prepare to publish, the polite façade of digital identity has shattered; every principal threat model we outlined in 2024 can now be observed in operation; some at pilot scale, others nationwide.
>
> In other words, all of the threats described in this report have materialised. Every single one.
>
> In my 12-year career, I have never, ever seen anything like it.

#DigitalID#eID#DigitalIdentity

Important work happening around HTTP Signatures in the Fediverse. Stronger key validation, better digest handling, clearer test vectors—all steps toward more secure and trustworthy ActivityPub communication.
HTTP Signature Upgrades Coming Soon

https://activitypub.blog/2025/07/03/http-signature-upgrades-coming-soon/

#Fediverse#CyberSecurity#ActivityPub#DigitalIdentity#HTTPsignatures#Decentralisation#WebSecurity

Important work happening around HTTP Signatures in the Fediverse. Stronger key validation, better digest handling, clearer test vectors—all steps toward more secure and trustworthy ActivityPub communication.
HTTP Signature Upgrades Coming Soon

https://activitypub.blog/2025/07/03/http-signature-upgrades-coming-soon/

#Fediverse#CyberSecurity#ActivityPub#DigitalIdentity#HTTPsignatures#Decentralisation#WebSecurity